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AndyBSG wrote:

Ells wrote:
@Gina Marden - this is Basildon not downtown New York.... They are 'police' not cops.....

Uhhmm, you do know the phrase 'cops' originated in the UK back in the 18th century?

Fully aware of it thanks Andy, 'cop' is to get hold off or seize and became a phrase used in this country by criminals - i.e. 'it's a fair cop'. From this the police became known as 'coppers' (not cops).

Calling police 'cops' is a purely American tradition relating to the metallic composition of their badges (copper - shortened to cop)."

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